Masonry Magazine December 1987 Page. 29
Mason Contractor News...
Person-Western Closing Doors After 50 Years
After 50 successful years of service to the masonry industry in California and the nation, the Person-Western Inc. firm founded by the late Oscar Person closed its doors on October 24, 1987. The farewell party held in the offices of the firm at 1360 Marsten Road, Burlingame, CA. was attended by several hundred guests with representatives of all segments of the construction industry.
Boral Bricks Expands
Boral Bricks, Inc., has announced plans to build a new 40 million per annum brick manufacturing plant in Van Wyck, SC. The $10 million plant is scheduled to be completed in December 1988. It will include equipment to manufacture wood mold brick using Lancaster autobrick presses.
People & Events...
Richard D. Gayner, executive vice president and Richard C. Meininger, vice president of research, National Sand & Gravel Association/National Ready Mixed Concrete Association have been named recipients of the ASTM Sanford E. Thompson Award. American Colloid Co. has announced the promotion of Roger P. Palmer to Manager, Building Materials Division. Robert M. Bass, Ft. Worth Texas businessman, has been elected Chairman of the National Historic Preservation. Thomas B. Battles, AIA, has been named the new continued on page 31
ASC Challenges OSHA Hazard Communications Standards
In a special meeting of its Board of Trustees in Washington, the Associated Specialty Contractors (ASC) announced its intention to become a co-plaintiff in a lawsuit designed to overturn a lower court ruling on development and implementation of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communications Standard for the construction industry. The group pledged at least $10,000 toward financial support for the legal action.
"We feel the court ruling forces OSHA to issue a standard unsuited to the special condition of the construction industry," according to ASC President Dan Walter. "The only way to achieve an appropriate standard is to overturn the court action and allow OSHA the time to fashion an appropriate standard."
ASC representatives also applauded the recent ruling by the Office of Management and Budget which requires OSHA to greatly reduce paperwork requirements for its construction industry Hazard Communications requirements.
The ASC is an umbrella group of the eight largest and strongest construction industry specialty contracting trade organizations, representing the interests of over 165,000 contracting firms and employing over 1.5 million construction workers. The eight groups that make up the Associated Specialty Contractors include the Mason Contractors Association of America.
Joins MCAA Staff
Janet L. (Jan) Milakis joined MCAA's staff as Assistant Executive Director on October 19. In this newly created position, Milakis will assist Executive Director George Miller in all aspects of MCAA programs and services. During her first year with MCAA, she will concentrate on the area of membership and chapter development throughout the association.
Milakis was previously with the Data Processing Management Association (DPMA), serving as Director of Membership and Officer Support Services. During her nine and one-half years with DPMA, she directed the association's membership recruitment and retention efforts, programs and services development, and handled the activities of the executive council and board of directors. Milakis also supervised all support activities of 284 chapters and more than 400 student chapters in the United States and Canada, with a combined membership of 45,000 members.
Costella Re-Elected
The Michigan Mason Contractors Association announced that Charles Costella, Vice President of Monte Costella & Co., Southfield, has been re-elected to his third consecutive one-year term as Chairman of the state-wide mason contractor association.
Re-elected Vice Chairman at the Association's recent Annual Meeting at Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, Michigan, was Edson Lawrence, President of Lawrence Masonry Corporation, East Lansing. Michigan.
Serving as the Association's Secretary-Treasurer is Diane Sienlli-Chuchla.
Business will be good in 1988-for those who go after it.